Politz Hebrew Academy of Philadelphia
9225 Old Bustleton Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19115
215-969-5960 • Fax: 215-969-1037
info@politzhebrewacademy@org • politzhebrewacademy.org
Orthodox day school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

Jewish and general studies.

Politz Day School of Cherry Hill
720 Cooper Landing Road • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08002
856-667-1013 • Fax: 859-667-2010 • ROvitz@politz.org • politz.org
Modern Orthodox day school for students in nursery school through eighth
grade. Jewish and general studies.

Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School
Administrative office: Robert Saligman Campus
49 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-658-2518 • Fax: 215-658-2922 • pjds.org
A Prizmah - Jewish Day School Network affiliated Jewish day school on two
campuses for students in Pre-k (junior kindergarten) through fifth grade.

Curriculum of General and Jewish Studies.

Forman Center — Mandell Education Campus
7601 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-3130 • Fax: 215-635-3136 • pjds.org
Stern Center — Robert Saligman Campus
49 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-658-2518 • Fax: 215-658-2922 • pjds.org
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
6063 Drexel Road • Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-477-1000 • Fax: 215-477-5065
Haredi Litvish yeshiva offering high school and post high school programs
for Orthodox students.

Makom Community
Mekor Habracha • 2000 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
484-278-1335 • beverly@makomcommunity.org • makomcommunity.org
Enrichment center which provides afterschool experiential Jewish education
for children ages 4 to 10, including pickup from area schools. Afternoon pro-
gram includes a snack, child-led projects, Tfilah: prayer, music, and movement,
and homework support. Open Monday through Friday 3-6 p.m., with addi-
tional hours when school dismiss early or are closed. Flexible schedules. Every
week concludes with a family Shabbat celebration.

OTHER YOUTH
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Chabad/Lubavitch Centers
Many local Chabad/Lubavitch Centers have Youth Education Programs/
Hebrew School programs. Please find a list of Chabad/Lubavitch Centers on
page 95.

Jewish Children’s Folkshul of Greater Philadelphia
P.O. Box 17 • Wyncote, PA 19095
215-248-1550 • Folkshul@folkshul.org • folkshul.org
Offers kindergarten through ninth grade students a two-and-a-half-hour
Jewish education program on Sundays within a secular, humanistic framework.

Monthly free Sunday Fundays program for pre-schoolers. Tenth through 12th
graders may continue their learning through employment as classroom and
community assistants. Serving families who identify with Jewish values and
culture, curriculum includes Jewish holidays, ethics, history, music, dance, lit-
erature, social action/justice and critical thinking. Offers a personalized Bar/Bat
Mitzvah program and adult education classes. Meets at Springside Chestnut
Hill Academy, 8000 Cherokee St. • Philadelphia, PA 19118.

Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Community High School of Gratz College
BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL
PROGRAMS Convenes Jewish teens in the Greater Philadelphia area from all back-
grounds who meet with their Jewish peers and have the opportunity to
learn and grow Jewishly through experiences and classes. JCHS offers a
weekly program for 8th through 12th graders at the Mandel Education
Campus in Melrose Park on Sunday mornings and/or Tuesday evenings.

JCHS also offers monthly programs throughout the city in collaboration
with area partners, such as synagogues, youth groups, Jewish Reconstruc-
tionist Communities and Moving Traditions.

742 Argyle Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-642-7870 • Fax: 610-642-2265
ientin@TAPhila.org • TAPhila.org
Orthodox day school for students from nursery school through eighth grade.

Federation Early Learning Services (FELS)
Paley Early Learning Center
215-725-8930, Ext. 151 Paley@FelsKids.org • FELSkids.org
Primarily for children enrolled in the Farrell Elementary School, charter and
private schools. On-site after-school programs administered by the Paley Early
Learning Center are available at the J. Hampton Moore and Louis Farrell
Elementary Schools.

Kids Time
Kaiserman JCC • 45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-896-7770, Ext. 121 • kidstime@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com
Activities include homework help, sports classes, art and more. Transporta-
tion is available from area schools. When the Lower Merion School District
is closed, the Kaiserman JCC also offers a range of special J-Day programs to
accommodate the needs of working families.

KidSpace KleinLife: Northeast Philadelphia
10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300 • anewman@kleinlife.org • KleinLife.org
Activities include: homework help, swimming once a week, art club, dance
club, baking club, snack, computer club, board games, and sports & sports
leagues. Transportation to and from school available. Stays open during school
closings and during early dismissal days. CCIS accepted.

7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, ext. 135 • Fax: 215-635-7320 • gratz.edu/jchs
JOLT: Jewish Online Learning for Teens
Offers a variety of Jewish Studies and Hebrew courses for 8th through
12th graders in Greater Philadelphia and nationally. JOLT teens connect
with other high school students from all over the world, deepen their
Jewish knowledge and engagement, fulfill high school foreign language
requirements, earn teaching certificates and college credit, enhance their
resumes and college applications. JOLT now also offers Hebrew for 5th
through 7th graders who are being home-schooled or can participate in
mid-day courses for other reasons. JOLT@gratz.edu
www.gratz.edu/JOLT Havayah: A Jewish Community Experience.

Gratz co-created and co-lead program, an experiential fifth grade Jewish
communal curriculum in Greater Philadelphia in collaboration with
Jewish Learning Venture. Havayah is being piloted by eight synagogue
schools. gratzadvance@gratz.edu • www.gratz.edu/havayah
JQuest B’Yachad
Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-887-8704 • SMorrison@jquest.org • JQuest.org
Joint educational program of three synagogues along the Old York Road
corridor: Adath Jeshurun, Beth Sholom and Keneseth Israel. Members of
these synagogues in preschool to sixth grade may participate in this program.

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